Josh Fryday currently serves in Gov. Gavin Newsom's cabinet as chief service officer. He said as lieutenant governor he'd be in position to address issues important to veterans — cost of living, education and healthcare.
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From hip-hop to folk, these San Diego musicians stood out with creativity and serious skill in their 2026 NPR Tiny Desk Contest submissions. -
Recent polling suggests it’s unlikely that two Republicans would lock Democrats out of the November gubernatorial election. But some liberal activists are still panicking about the possibility of a MAGA governor. Their solution could delay California’s already slow ballot-counting. -
As the foster care system has prioritized placing youth with families, enrollment at the residential campus has dropped. -
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, and state lawmakers have allocated hundreds of millions of dollars in state funding to Planned Parenthood and other organizations like it since the federal cuts, including $90 million in February. -
The three grants are part of SDF's San Diego Unity Fund, created to help nonprofits provide services to county residents as federal funding is eliminated. -
The premiere of “The Inaudible Ocean” is on May 20 at the Conrad Prebys Music Center Concert Hall in La Jolla. -
The 2026 San Diego International Fringe Festival runs for 12 days with new venues from Poway to Ensenada, international artists and the World Fringe Congress coming to San Diego. -
City of San Diego aims to make street improvements more equitable, but lowers condition goal overallThe changes aim to ensure more equity between neighborhoods, but the city faces a huge pothole in the budget: a $118 million deficit. -
The half-cent sales tax could raise $80 million per year for the Tijuana River sewage problem, but there’s little direction on how it should be spent. -
Monday's agreement will allow the San Diego Community College District to look into converting the 3,200-person capacity building into an educational and cultural campus.
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